1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 190 Verdict
The sunny and windless day lasted only one day. The next day, the north wind was blowing in the village again. It didn't rain, but the corners of people's clothes were blown up by the wind.

Liang Ziqiang went to the beach to take a look. The waves were quite big and it was certain that he would not be able to go out to the sea to Longjuling all day.

This is the season. If it is sunny and windless, it is God's mercy; if it is windy and rough, it is the most normal weather in winter.

Since we can't go out to sea, let's go to town.

The winter clothes he ordered at the tailor shop last time must have been made by now and are waiting for him to pick up.

Go early and see if you can buy some fresh lean meat and pig hearts.

This time, Chen Xiangbei did not go to the street with him. Anyway, he would be back after picking up the ready-made clothes, and he didn't plan to stay in town for too long.

After walking on the road for a while, I met two other people, Li Liang and Zhong Ming.

Zhong Ming kept asking Li Liang for cigarettes:

"Li Liang, do you owe me a pack of cigarettes? You had a chance to marry Yuan Xiaomei, and I was the first one to remind you?!"

Zhong Ming was talking about that time when he learned of Lei Zhandou's death, he was the first to run to Li Liang to report the good news.

Li Liang was carrying two very large baskets, and it seemed that he was going to the town to buy a lot of things. The two large baskets swayed in the wind, and they moved away from Zhong Ming:

"Why are you in such a hurry? Aren't we going to town to buy cigarettes? Who wants a pack of cigarettes from you?"

Seeing Liang Ziqiang, Li Liang's pair of baskets temporarily stopped:

"Brother Qiang, what are you going to buy in town?"

Liang Ziqiang tightened his "mosaic" clothes:

"I made some winter clothes, I'm going to pick them up today!"

Li Liang suddenly thought of something:
"That's right, Brother Qiang. When you and sister-in-law got married, the groom's suit was really nice. Which shop in town made it? Next time I go to the market, I'll take Xiaomei with me to make suits for the bride and groom, too!"

Liang Ziqiang mentioned the name of the tailor shop.

"How much is a set?" Li Liang asked again.

"Twenty-eight for a set, fifty-six for two people!"

"Fifty-six? Then I know how much money to bring next time!" Li Liang planned.

"What are you thinking? Wuliu, that's because I got married on a hot day. Don't you want to marry her at the end of the year? On the wedding day, will you two wear those short-sleeved wedding clothes? If you don't cry from the cold, Yuan Xiaomei will cry too, right?"

"That's right, Li Liang. You wore short sleeves when you got married in December. I was afraid that you would be so cold that you wouldn't be able to prepare for the bridal chamber!" Zhong Ming laughed beside him.

"The groom's suit for cold weather must be thicker, and the price may double! Why don't you come with me and ask the owner of the tailor shop." Liang Ziqiang suggested.

The three of them talked as they walked, and they moved very quickly. Before they knew it, they had arrived in the town.

Just as I was about to go towards the tailor shop, I saw a large group of people gathered at a corner at a fork in the street.

They were not setting up stalls to trade, but were looking up at a piece of white paper on the wall. The paper was very large, as big as a window in the countryside, and the words on it were also printed in large size.

The most eye-catching thing is the two big bright red words above the white paper: Notice.

"Notice? I wonder if there's anything good in it. Let's go take a look."

Li Liang had forgotten that he was in a hurry to go to the tailor shop and instinctively wanted to join in the fun.

Liang Ziqiang was also curious, so he went forward with Li Liang and Zhong Ming to read the notice.

"It's the court's verdict! Look quickly to see if the names of Yang Xi and Yang Qing are there?" Zhong Ming became excited as soon as he saw that it was the court's verdict on a group of criminals.

"I see it, I see it, Yang Xi and Yang Qing! Damn, these two thieves have had enough!" Li Liang also shouted.

Although Liang Ziqiang didn't say anything, he felt excited when he saw the clear black and white lines of the notice.

The notice clearly states that Yang Xi committed the crime of major theft, involving a huge amount of money and having a bad impact; at the same time, he was also guilty of participating in smuggling and acting as a criminal backbone of a smuggling gang. The sentences for the two crimes were combined, and he was sentenced to 18 years in prison!
Yang Qing, also sentenced to 18 years in prison. A core member of the gang? Just those two? Good! Liang Ziqiang thought these words were powerful enough.

18 years, that's enough for them. How many 18 years can a person have in his life...

In a trance, Liang Ziqiang was silent for a moment, recalling the two full years he spent in there in his previous life.

In this life, everything has turned around. I am fine, but Yang Laizi's two sons have gone in to experience life in my place.

And compared to my situation back then, it was not even on the same level. 18 years was nine times longer than my two years.

No, Yang Laizi had two sons who went to prison, and that had to be multiplied by two, which is eighteen times what he experienced back then!
At this time, two old men from the Yang family in Pomwang Village were also at the market nearby. Someone in the crowd was sharp-eyed and immediately went up to the two old men and said hello:
"You guys are also at the market? The notice says Yang Xi and Yang Qing from Yingwang Village were sentenced to eighteen years in prison. I remember they are your relatives, right?"

The two old men Yang's faces changed and they shook their heads like rattles:
"No, no, we don't have Yang Xi and Yang Qing in our Pomwang Village!"

Li Liang walked up enthusiastically, held Old Man Yang and said:
"You guys are here, go take a look, I just saw your nephew Yang Xi's name on the notice, he was sentenced to eighteen years in prison!"

The two old men Yang rolled their eyes and almost fell to the ground at the same time.

Liang Ziqiang, Zhong Ming and the others didn't go up to help. They were all happy and continued to do their own things.

Liang Ziqiang took Li Liang to the couple's tailor shop and asked Li Liang to ask directly.

The couple told Li Liang that a set of winter wedding clothes would cost 54 yuan, and the clothes for the bride and groom would cost 108 yuan in total.

Compared to the 28 yuan a set when Liang Ziqiang and Chen Xiangbei got married, it is almost doubled.

Seeing Li Liang's painful expression, Liang Ziqiang offered a suggestion:
"How about you wait a bit and get married in the summer?"

Li Liang: “…”

For a set of wedding clothes, he persuaded someone to postpone the marriage for half a year. Brother Qiang, were you sent by Lin Baixian to cause trouble?
While Liang Ziqiang was chatting and laughing, he saw the tailor couple taking out his and Chen Xiangbei's winter clothes.

Chen Xiangbei has two sets of winter clothes, three sets of summer maternity clothes, and two sets of spring and autumn maternity clothes.

Liang Ziqiang himself only had two sets of winter clothes.

After taking all the clothes, he placed them in two baskets and left the tailor shop.

It was not early today, so Liang Ziqiang went to the meat supply department of the supply and marketing cooperative. He did not buy a pig heart, but only half a pound of lean meat.

The reason why lean meat can be bought is that people of this era, unlike later generations, do not like lean meat very much.

People of this era think that fatty meat tastes good, can fill them up, and can replace cooking oil and is greasy.

The most popular dish in this era is "Wucenglou", which is pork belly.

When I came out after buying the lean meat, I ran into Li Liang again on the street.

This guy has already bought a lot of things, including cigarettes and alcohol. Seeing Liang Ziqiang, Li Liang immediately came up and stuffed a pack of "Joy Brand" cigarettes into his hand.

"You take it seriously? I don't smoke!" Liang Ziqiang said with a smile.

"If you don't smoke, then your dad and your father-in-law will smoke! Don't make me act like a careless person who doesn't know anything. I have saved all this money recently, and it was all thanks to you!" Li Liang refused.

In this case, the income from the winter flood in Longjuling and the income from selling cat sharks in the future is indeed a lot of money.

Liang Ziqiang chuckled twice and said nothing more. He took the pack of "Joy" cigarettes and staggered back home.

In fact, Liang Ziqiang himself just bought two packs of cigarettes at the supply and marketing cooperative. A pack of Joy cigarettes cost 6.5 yuan, and a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes cost 3.5 yuan, so the two packs cost exactly 10 yuan.

These two packs of cigarettes are for some important things I'm about to do.

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